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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1946
Page
4
The text urges Canadians to participate in a national clothing collection as part of a broader food program. It frames the drive as a personal gift to needy individuals, emphasizing aid to war‑emaciated bodies and bare feet, and invokes a biblical reference about helping the least of these.
A. A. Gardiner of Canadian National Railways announced in Vancouver that a joint committee will meet Canadian and U S government representatives to remove border red tape and restore smooth travel for tourists and business travelers.
Mrs. Alex Cummings Studio Club with Miss McConnell and Mr. Victor Few presents a concert at United Church Friday at 8 p.m. Grade XI girls perform a skit. Collections go to Save the Children Fund and Organ Fund. Hamiota Masonic Lodge runs a canvas for Crippled Children. donations invited via Decker W E G Little McConnell R P Watt Hamiota Wm Dillon Robi Whyte or E P Venables.
Glen Smith returned from Winnipeg where he has been attending University Miss Ann Collie of Selkirk spends a month at home. Mr and Mrs J Simmons of Winnipeg Beach visited the Strachan home for the weekend. H B Lorimer spent a day or two at Dauphin. Mr and Mrs C L Anderson attended their niece Doreen Fleming’s graduation in Brandon last Thursday. W Beasley spent the weekend at Jasmin Sask. The W A met at Mrs Jarrett’s home last Thursday. Mrs Cummings of Hamiota demonstrated punch work with tips for work. Lunch was served by the West group. Communion is to be held at Scotia Church next Sunday.
Decker reports Mr and Mrs Harry Stewart visiting Winnipeg while Mr and Mrs W Gregory visit Kelso Saskatchewan with hosts Mr and Mrs Russell. Mrs Jas Pangman returns from Killarney guest of her daughter Mrs D Arbuthnott. At church service baptisms performed for infants by Mr and Mrs Harvey Murray Mr and Mrs Frank James and Mr and Mrs Webber. Mr and Mrs W Baxter travel to Brandon where Mr Baxter loses an eye in an accident.
A list of upcoming games includes Shoal Lake at Hamiota on May 27 and June 3, McConnell at Kenton on May 28 and June 4, Kenton at Shoal Lake on May 30, and Hamiota at McConnell on May 31. The sequence outlines local matchups across seven dates in late May and early June.
Tenders due 3 PM EST May 27 1946 for coal supply to Dominion Buildings Experimental Farms and Stations across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia and Ontario. Tender forms from key government offices with security deposits of 10 percent required. coal eaters licences to be included. department reserves right to demand certified cheque and guaranteed bonds.
Elevator grain buyers will manage 92 variety plots at 12 shipping points in the Prairie Provinces this summer. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta host 51 varieties including 30 annuals such as wheat and oats, with 12 perennials for longer-term interest. Plots are demonstration only. no yields recorded, supporting junior grain clubs and school fairs with opportunities for field days and variety comparisons.
Hamiota church members are asked to support the Anglican Advance Appeal as Christ Church forms a committee to canvass every member. The parish faces a $320 assessment, with contributions possible in one sum or over three years.
Thousands of Cana dians and worldwide tourists visited Jasper National Park before the war. British and United States Army personnel, including the Lord Lovat Scouts, trained here, while others relaxed during furloughs. Jasper Park Lodge will reopen June 15 to September 15 after renovations, with a reweeded golf course and a rebuilt bunker on the eleventh green. Hundreds of thousands of trout were raised for the park’s waters, and 4200 miles of trails and highways remain in fine shape.
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